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FASTENER FOR GLOVES, 6:0. No. 348,604. Patented Sept. 7, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD A. IVILSON, OF DEOKERTO\VN, NEIV JERSEY.

, FASTENER FOR GLOVES, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 110348.604 dated September7, 1886.

Application filed January '29, 1886. Serial No. 190,174. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARDA. WILsoN, of Deckertown, in the county ofSussex and State of New J ersey,have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fasteners for Gloves, Corsets, Shoes, and other likeGarments and Articles, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide a fastener for theabove-named articles that can be easily and speedily adjusted, lacingthe article with equal tension along its adjoining edges, and at thesame time adjusting it, if a glove, to the unequal shape of the arm, orif a shoe or boot, to the unequal shape of the leg and ankle, or if acorset, to the unequal shape of the body and waist, a thing notattainable in ordinary fasteners. I attain these objects by themechanism or devices illustrated in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa perspective view of the fasteners,as a whole, applied to gloves, theedges of which are drawn together. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thehollow cone-shaped socket, in which one end of the lacing-cord isfastened. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of my sheaves, a number ofwhich are employed in a fastening device. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof one of my sheaves, to which the cam-shaped hook for clamping the freeend of the lacing-cord is pivoted. Figs. 5aud 6 show modifications inthe construction of the sheaves, illustrating different methods by whichthey can be attached to a garment or article; and Fig.7 a modificationof the device shown in Fig. 4..

Similar letters refer to similar parts in all the views.

A represents a glove on which my device is applied.

B represents one of the sheaves,which consists of a plate of metal bentupon itself about midway its length, the top plate, 0, having an offsetat about midway its length, which is made by first bending the plate toa right angle to the horizontal part or base, and then bending the outerend parallel with the base of the sheave. Between the top plate, 0,

which is offset, and the base-plate b of the sheave, I pivot a pulley,a, which carries the lacing-cord e. It is obvious that the top plate,

c, and the bottom plate, b, may be composed of two independent picces,ifit be found preferable to so make them.

d represents a hollow coneshaped socket, which is attached to thearticle upon which my device is applied, and serves to hold one end ofthe lacing-cord in the following man- The cord is passed through thissocket and a knot tied in the end to be retained. The cord is then drawntightly into narrowing end of the socket, the knot by this means beingfirmly fixed therein, as seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

f represents my cam-shaped clamping-hook, which is pivoted upon the lastsheave through which the lacing-cord passes, and the point of whichenters the sheave (when used to clamp the lacing-cord) between theoffset wall of the sheave and the cord lying on the pulley, pivoted inthe sheave, and when pressedinto this opening by its eccentric path, asshown by dotted line in Fig. 4, securely and easily clamps the end ofthe cord, which is as easily released by turning the end clamping out ofengagement with the cord and sheave.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a cleat or button, 9, which may be used for thepurpose of securing the free end of the lacingcord by passing it overand under this button anumber of times; but I prefer the method shown inFig. 4 for securing the free end of the cord.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the sheave having the ends projecting beyond thepulley, provided with longitudinal slots a,through which a fastenersimilar to the ordinary paper-fast euer shown at b may be inserted andthe ends bent over, the head serving to hold the opposite end to itsplace. This fastener may be applied so that the head will be beneath oron the inner side of the glove; or it may be reversed and applied in anopposite manner.

In Fig. 6 I have shown the sheave composed of two separate andindependent plates, the bottom plate, I), having its outer ends bentdown, notched, and pointed,as at c',forn1ing a. fastening device thatcan be easily thrust through textile fabric or leather, when the endscan be bent under, and thus secure the sheave firmly in its place.

The operation of my device is as follows: The cone shaped socket isfirst attached to the glove, shoe, or other garment or article, andequidistant from each other on each side of the edges to be drawntogether I attach my sheaves. If one lacing-cord is to be used,thesheaves are applied to the garment or article the edges of which are tobe drawn together, so that each sheave lies opposite a point mid- Waybetween two sheaves of the opposing edge of the garment, so that as thelacing-cord is passed through all the sheaves and drawn tight, it willform a series of obtuse angles, as seen in Fig. 1. It is apparent thatshould two cords be used instead of one, the sheaves should be placedopposite each other, in which event two cone-shaped sockets forfastening the ends of the cords should be used.

I am aware of patent No. 231,483 to A. G. Fay, J r., of August 24, 1880,in" which a pulley pivoted upon stud or rivet set upon a baseplate isused, around which the lacing-cord passes, the difference between thisconstruction and my device being that my lacing-cord passes around apulley in asheave and cannot be disengaged Without pulling it out;another essential difference being that I provide a novel and desirablemethod of clamping the free end of the cord, thus holding the garmentwhere it has been laced,while the patent above has no such means, nor infact any means for clamping or holding the free end of the cord, anotheradvantage possessed by my device being in the method by which I securethe lacing-cord in the cone-shaped socket.

I am also aware of Letters Patent No. 232, 420, September 21,1880,toErnestH.Smith,inwhich pulleys are secured between two edges or flaps,around which the lacing-cord passes. The

difference between this construction and the one I show is apparent.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved means for lacing articles of wearing-apparel,a numberof sheaves placed upon the garment at suitable intervals,through whichand upon the pulleys in said sheaves the lacing-cord passes, and thecam-shaped clamping-hook, as specified, for securing the ends of thelacing-cord.

2. A lace fastening composed of a coneshaped socket in which the knottedend of the lacing-cord is secured,a number of sheaves placed at suitableintervals upon the garment, through which and upon the pulley pivoted insaid sheaves the lacing-cord passes, and a camshaped clamping-hook, asspecified.

3. A fastening device for garments,composed of suitable means forattaching the lacingcord to the garment, sheaves attached to the garmentat suitable intervals, through which the lacing-cord passes, and thecam-shaped clamping-hook, as specified, pivoted on the final sheave,through which the cord passes for se curing the cord when the garment islaced.

4. A lace fastening composed of socket d, cord 0, sheaves B, and thepivoted camshaped clamping-hook f.

5. A lace fastening composed of socket d, cord 6, sheaves B, having topplate, 0, offset and attached to bottom plate, I), having bent angularnotched and pointed ends 0', by means of which the sheave is attached tothe garment and pulleya between top and bottom plates of said sheave,and the cam-shaped hook f, as and for the purpose specified.

EDWARD A WILSON. Witnesses:

GABRIEL T. WILsON, ANDREW PARKER.

